Tile-making machine



Jan. 12 1926.

e. F. BOES TILE MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 13. 1924 Patented Jan. 12.1926.

UNITED stares enonen FRANCIS BOES, or-tA FAYETTE, INDIANA.

Tina-MAKING MACIiiivE.

Application filed rebriia'i 13, 1924. Serial No. 692,487.

To all 'w/wm it may 010m i I Be it known that I, Gnoizen FRANcI's Boss,a citizen of the United States, residing at La Fayette, in the countyofTippecanoe and State of Indiana. have invented a certain new and uselulImprovement in Tiled hilt ing Machines, of which the following is afull, clear, concise, and exist description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

My invention relates to machinery for making tiles-,building blocks andthelike.

One ofthe objects of the invention is to provide a simple and practicalapparatus of the class specified. c

Another object'of the invention is to -'provide a construction which isparticularly advantageous forthe making of building tiles or blockshaving certain features, of construction particularly adapting them fordrainage purposes. I v

Another object of the invention is to secure'the foregoing and otherdesirable results in a simple and expeditious. manner.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a vertical section of a tile orblock machine or apparatus embodying my invention;

Fig, 2 is a horizontal section-of the same taken on line 22 in Fig. l; V

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of of the apparatus;

Fig. 4 is a view of the tile or block made by the machine;

Fig. 5 is a view of a detail 01 construe tion; and v Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view similar to Fig. l of a modified form'of machine.

Referring to the drawings, the apparatus shown comprises a base 1 and aform 2 rest ing thereon, together with side walls 3 and 4. andend walls5,,and 6, which walls rise from the base 1. The form 2 is shown byitself in Fig. 3, and is preferably made in the form of asemi-cylindrical shell, as shown in said Fig. 3, with small end flangesG 4? to hold said form firmly in place. Said form is also preferablyprovided with downwardly extending flanges or projections 7-7 which areadapted to fit into recesses 01' apertures S--8 in a plate 9 which restson the base 1, said members 77 serv ing to hold the form 2 againstlateral or sidewise movement. The form 2 is also preferably providedwith an upwardly extending projection 10 made with inclined a portionside and end walls 11 and 12, respectively, the purpose of thisprojection 10 being pointed out hereinafter.

-The end walls 5 6 are preferably held in position by being hinged attheii lowei' edges on pivot rods 13-13, so that they may be swung up anddown to close and open the mold or chamber in which the block or tile isto be formed, Handl es l el- 1elkeep the end walls or doors 5 and 6 in um'ardposition to maintain the mold closed. Inner wall meinbers" orlinings 1616 are secured, as by bolts 16 l6 to the walls or doors 5 and6, and thesemeinbers 1616 are provided with apertures 16 -16 toaccommodate the ends ot form 2,

A vertically movable or reciprocating piston 17 is provided withplungers l8- 18 arranged to move up anddown above the form 2 but saidplungers do not move quite far enough to cont-act with form 2, as shownin Fig.1. 7 I

The apparatus thus described will form a block having certain drainagefeatures, which block is shown in cross section in Fig. 4 and is shownand described and claimed in my application for United States LettersPatent Serial No. 587,169, filed January 19, 1924. Said block involvessidewalls l919 forming between them a horizontally extending recess 20which forms a drainage duct or passage by which water may be drainedhorizontally by means of said tile and a plurality of such tilesarranged end to end, Said block also has a transverse wall 21 above thedrainage duct 20, which transverse wall forms a shelf to catch mortartalL ing down from above, and so protects the drainage duct 20 frombeing clogged or filled by mortar or other matter, The shelf 21 isdivided horizontally so as to form an intermediate space, as shown inFig. 1., and this space forms a vertical or top opening into thedrainage duct 20, by which water or other liquid may drain down into thedrain age duct while mortar and other solid matter is caught by shelf21.

Referring now to my apparatus, it will be seen that the form 2 forms arecess or drainage duct 20 and the projection 10 forms an opening orspace communicating with the top of the drainage duct to afford water orliquid inlet into, the same. It will also be seen that the side walls 19are formed by the plungers 18-18 and the side and end Walls 3, 4:, 5 and6 previously described.

ill-us by filling a proper amount out cement or concrete or other matterinto the apparatus and then lowering the piston 17 so as to lower theplungers 18, the drainage block previously described will be formed withits bottom, horizontal drainage passage, its shelf for mortar and thelike, and its opening from above into the drainage passage so as topermit liquid to flow into the same.

In Fig. 6 I show a modified form of 21p paratus in which there are threeplungers 18", 18 18 and a form 2' having projections 10, whereby thereis formed a drainage block or tile with two top openings into thedrainage passage.

It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention,

What I claim is;

1. A machine of the class specified, comprising means for forming ablock or tile with a laterally extending drainage passage and means forforming a shelf for collection of mortar or other solid matter toprevent same having access to the drainage passage, and also for formingan aperture or open mg into said drainage passage.

2. An apparatus of the class specified, comprising means for forming alaterally extending drainage passage and means for forming a top orcover to said passage which top or cover forms a shelf for mortar or thelike, and also means for forming an aperture through said top or coverto provide a liquid inlet into said drainage passage.

An apparatus of the class specified, comprising means for forming aclosed space "for a tile or block and an arched form at the bottom ofsaid space for forming a drainage passage in said. tile or block, saidform being provided with an upwardly extending projection to form anaperture into the duct or passage formed by said arched form, andplungers for forming cavities above said form, which cavitiescommunicate with said aperture formed by the projection on said form.

t. An apparatus of the class specified, comprising a base, side and endwalls, and an arched shell mounted on said base and adapted to form adrainage passage in the block or tile formed by said side and end walls,said shell having an upwardly extending projection adapted to form an(JP-(Elk ing into the drainage passage formed by said shell, andplungers arranged above said form and adapted to provide spaces in theblock or tile which communicate with the opening formed by saidprojection on said shell.

5. An apparatus of the class specified, comprising a base, side and endwalls, and an arched shell mounted on said base and adapted to form adrainage passage in the block or tile formed by said side and end walls,said shell having an upwardly extending projection adapted to form anopening into the drainage passage formed by said shell, plungersarranged above said form and adapted to provide spaces in the block ortile which communicate with the opening formed by said projection onsaid shell, and means on said shell for holding the same in position.

6. An apparatus of the class specified, comprising a base, side and endwalls, and an arched shell mounted on said base and adapted to form adrainage passage in the block or tile formed by said side and end walls,said shell having an upwardly extending projection adapted to form anopening into the drainage passage formed by said shell, plungersarranged above said form and adapted to provide spaces in the block ortile which communicate with the opening formed by said projection onsaid shell, and means on said shell for holding the same in position,said means comprising laterally extending flanges 6 and downwardlyextending projections 7. I

7. An apparatus of the class specified, comprising a base, an archedshell mounted on the base, side and end walls at the sides and endsrespectively of said form, said end walls being provided with aperturesto accommodate the ends of the form, said form being provided with anupwardly extending projection rising from its upper portion and a pistonhaving plungers adapted to make contact with said projection on saidform.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this seventh day ofFebruary, A.

GEORGE FRANCIS BOES.

